[Closed] Neighbours moron dog keeps howling.

Take it out for a run, miles from home, and pull a bod from it.

Sorry hen, I lost yer dug.

The dog isn't a moron.

phone the rspca

No moron dogs just clueless owners. Dogs need walks/stimulation and love.

The dog is a moron just like you get moronic people. Its quite a likable moron but its an utter bellend. The other dog just gets on with not being a **** and doing what its told*.

I'm not phoning the rspca its not neglected ffs its just suffering seperation anxiety. Its very clearly one if the pack when they are all together it does get walked but for a young dog its maybe** not being run hard enough.

*He does sometimes join in with the howling.

** Definitely

The dog is a moron just like you get moronic people. Its quite a likable moron but its an utter bellend. The other dog just gets on with not being a **** and doing what its told*.

I think you are getting yourself and the dog mixed up.

Don't offer to walk/look after the dog with an arsehole owner. That's a nightmare waiting to happen.

Would hammering a sausage in help?

I think you are getting yourself and the dog mixed up.

Nope I'm well aware i'm an moron. Its entirely possible for any animal including humans to be a moron, if you're so stupid you think all dogs are perfect thats not my issue.

Again the owner isn't an arsehole she's gone through 6 months of living alone with her wee daughter. Lockdown etc seriously limiting hands on support from family.

Christ i'm just asking for suggestions to make sure the dog feels more secure and happy for the occasional 2 or 3 hours it gets left alone. I don't want it put down i don't want it gone. I also don't want to go round and start complaining when i could make a few suggestions that might help. Life is stressful enough at the moment i imagine without me giving grief.

Its not even stressing me out that much i'd just like for it not to be happening for the dogs sake.

Would hammering a sausage in help?

Into the dog? Seems overly harsh.

On holiday in Scotland once, I watched the farmer next door exercising his dog. He had what was essentially a sort of plastic lacrosse stick and a tennis ball. This thing could fling the ball practically into low Earth orbit, he just stood there whilst the dog ran bloody ragged. Genius. Buy her one of those.

(A stick, not a farmer.)

Can dogs have ADHD type problems? My BIL and SIL have a French Bulldog, and it's a complete prick. Will not leave people alone, constantly jumps up at you if standing or all over you and the furniture if you sit. The only way to get rid of it is to put it in it's crate. Other dogs absolutely hate it.

Behaviour is 'because it's a puppy' apparently. It was over a year old last time I saw it, (one good thing to come from lockdown) and still a complete bell-end. They taught it to spin round and roll on it's back for treats though. 🙄

Would hammering a sausage in help?
Into the dog? Seems overly harsh.

No, into it's owner

No you're wrong, I have the biggest arsehole dog going. Loud, obnoxious, complete shithouse it has to be said. Love him to bits though

The dog isn't giving you a hard time, the dog is having a hard time.

The trick is working out why the dog isn't happy and working to solve it. Chances are though, whatever it is, it will need time and patience.

The rescue we took on about 3 years ago was surrendered because of alleged separation anxiety. She did have some issues but that wasn't one of them. However, she is now the happiest, most chilled dog ever. Biggest part was stimulation, she's so smart, it's really easy for her to get bored and just pulling her legs off doesn't sort it.

So the neighbour is out but the dogs home when its howling?

You could take it for a walk, not much else you can do really.

Actually a mate of mine swears by some herbal tablets for calming his OTT dog. Something and Valerium.

Squeaky toys ? might not have any.

The dog isn’t giving you a hard time, the dog is having a hard time.

Exactly thats how i feel how about it and why i'm keen for solutions to come out with rather than complaining.

I don't really want to get involved with "distracting it" as thats not going to fix the issue just the symptom I think.

The only solution is the owners take a bit more responsibility to include the dog in their lives rather than it being an accessory.

Josh,I've had problems with my neighbours dog.I found a couple of shut your neighbours dog up sounds on Youtube did the trick.Some of them go on for hours.I know it's not the answer but turned up loud enough they will give you some respite.

I think they are of the ultra sonic whistle variety.Also,have you sent an email to the council about it.They should be dealing with such problems

Bum his wife.

matty,if you think in scumhole Britain people are going to take responsibility for anything your a little deluded.

The only solution is the owners take a bit more responsibility to include the dog in their lives rather than it being an accessory.

But she does! The four of them mum daughter and twa dugs are an inseparable bunch washing on the libe they all troop out. We're talking about the times she can't have the dogs with them probably 3hours max mostly less an. They're not even close to being scumbags they're great neighbours.

Stop singing and the dog will be quite 😂

Dog needs something to look forward to while they're out. I think ours just loves the piece and quiet but a Kong stuffed with Forthglade helps a lot.

There's a podcast on Spotify called My Dog's Favourite Podcast that we use when our one is left alone. It seems to work.

A radio on at very low volume seems to work on my parents Jack Russell when they're out. So the neighbours tell them.

I’m prepared to offer me walking or running with her bit she is an arsehole so i’m not taking her in for company!

When I read that, I assumed you were joking about the single mum being an arsehole and therefore not wanting *company*. But re-reading it, I guess you are talking about the Lurcher!

So happy to take the dog for a run...which probably won't affect the anxiety howling issue. But not happy for the owner to drop the dog in for a couple of hours of dog sitting? (which probably would sort the howling issue) Obviously if you are out, you can't hear it howling anyway so its not like there is an ongoing commitment.

Things that might help...

its not necessarily enough to just 'walk' a dog - its not just the legs that need exercise its the head. If the owner is distracted by children and other pets then the dog might not be really doing anything on a walk other than following her around. They need to be given something to do. If you're offering to take the dog out then you need to be offering extra engagement not just extra exercise.

The other is... theres a sense that if you need to leave a dog at home for a while then you need to give them the run of the house. But if you have an anxious dog you're giving them the whole house to worry about - they'll often be happier in one room

I seem to remember watching a programme about this years ago. Dogs, if I remember correctly, have no real sense of time passing and the trick is to leave the house then go back in almost immediately and make a big fuss of it. Repeat a few times then when you go out for real it'll just happily wait for you to come home and praise/treat it.
That's maybe over simplifying things but that was the general idea.
Most dog behaviour problems are easily solved if you can understand the reasons for the dog acting in a particular way.

But not happy for the owner to drop the dog in for a couple of hours of dog sitting?

We live under the dog she has the occasional 15minutes of crazy where she charges round she a big dog she's been known to jump into my arms and over gates she'd trash our place. I really don't want to be looking after a dog and i actually have to work or study. We have other neighbours, while i won't hear it if i'm out, other half and neighbours might not be and the dog will still be stressed.

Radio isn't a bad idea, i'll suggest that.

Kong toy looks like a good idea. Despite being a moron i suspect she might be quite intelligent!

Appreciate comments about excercise, i wasn't suggesting only that. I was really meaning taking her out to be allowed a chance to be engaged, ball throwing etc.

Mac, that was my understanding about 1 room but i know for a fact she's tried that resulting in a trashed door.

Buy her a DAB radio and tell her to leave it for the dog when she leaves

the trick is to leave the house then go back in almost immediately and make a big fuss of it.

Actually you should be doing the complete opposite! Making a fuss only makes things worse, you should be as calm and casual about it as possible.

@cougar your ball launcher is a good plan but for the fact lurchers can have terrible recall. Get it in an enclosed space though and it's a good shout.

Kongs are good. If it's not crate trained then perhaps that's a plan, from what you say it doesn't sound like it's comfortable in a crate which it should be before leaving alone. A crate should basically be it's space and somewhere it wants to be.

Agree with the radio suggestion. It worked for our howling prone dog when we were out.

Dogs, if I remember correctly, have no real sense of time passing and the trick is to leave the house then go back in almost immediately and make a big fuss of it.

I thought that was goldfish?

A radio on at very low volume seems to work on my parents, Jack and Russell, when I’m out.

FTFY 😀

If its a lurcher it needs 20mins of proper running once or twice a day, off lead, it will then happily sleep for a further 36hrs out of the 24!!!
The ball thrower will be needed, our lurcher can catch the ball on the first bounce throwing it will a launcher. Avoid ground thats too hard though or uneven, they get injured easily.

A radio on at very low volume seems to work on my parents, Jack and Russell, when I’m out.

FTFY 😀